Non-refillable bottle.



G. W. RILEY.

NON-BBFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION rmm man, um.-

Patented May 21, 1912.

UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

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' To alhqhom it concern: Be: it known that I, Grouse W. RILEY, a

citizen'of the United States, residing at.

Chicago, county of Cook, and State'of Illinois, have invented certain new nd useful Improvements in Non-Refillable ottles, of

which the following is a specific t-ion.'

My invention relates to impr'o ements in j non-refillable bottles fid has to it object the productionof a bottle of this characterwhich will be of durable and economical I construction and efficient in operation. v

Other objects will appear hereinafter. Withthese objects in view my invention 'consists in a bottle characterized as above I mentioned and in certain details of construction and arrangement of parts all as will ;be hereinafter fully described and moreparticul-arly pointed out in the appended claims.

Myinventi'on will be more readily understood by reference ,to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which, Figure 1.;is a central longitudinal section through the upper end portion of a bottle embodying-the preferred form of my invention,- and Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are transverse sections taken on lines m;a:, y-'-y and 'zz' respectively, of Fig. 1. Y

. Referring now to the drawing 1 indicates the body of the bottle which is preferably formed of glass the same being of any ordinary or preferred design, 2 indicating the n ck thereof which is of cylindrical interior c nformation. Arranged within the neck 2- adjacent the lower or inner extremity thereof is a cylindrical preferably glass'plug 3, the same being sealed and securely held therein by means of a'cork or other suitable annular gasket 4. Formed centrally through said plug is a cylindrical passafge in which isslidably mounted a snugl ttmg tube 6. At the lower end of'said p ug is formed a tubular extension '7 in opposite sides of which are formed liquid exhaust openings 8. The lower end of said extension is closed, azcork or, other suitable disk 9-being arranged therein to form-a seat for the lower extremity of the tube 6 and to thereby Insure a liquid tight connection when the latter is at its lower terminal of movement. Also formed in the member 3 are longitudinally extending air vents 10, the upper extrexmtles :pf the latter, when the tube 6 is in its lowermost position, being closed by an'kannular flange 11 formed at the upper extremlty of Speciflcation of Letters Patent. Application filed August 7, 1911. 8e1 'ial1 Io. 042,70

PatentedMay 21, 1912.

said tube. Hin at 12 to the upper extremity of'the midis a spring pressed flap valve 13' adapted normall to close the passage through said tube. aid valve is, however, adapted to be swung to 0 en position by the force of exhausting liquid thereon.

Arranged in the neck 2 above the member 3 and slightly spaced therefrom is a snugly fitting preferably glass plug 14. The erlphery of said plugis provided .with a pl rallty of spaced slots 15 in which are mounted radially slidable arcual dogs 16. The latter;a re adapted to enga correspondingly positioned slots 17 provi ed in the adjacent inner surface of the neck in order to lock said plug a ainst relative movement in the latter, said ogs being held .in operative positionsfthat is, in engagement with the slots 17, by means of compression springs 18 which are arranged in seats 19 formed at the bases of the slots 15, the outer extremities of said springs resting against the inner sides of said dogs. Wlth this arran ement insertion of the plug 14 may be read! y and quickly efl'ected by simply first depressing the dogs 16' to inoperative position in the slots 15 and then sliding said plug to its po- "sition within the bottle neck. Upon said plug reaching its proper position in the bot-- tle neck said dogs will be automatically forced by the springs 18 to engagement-with the slots. 17, in which event removal of said plug and hence of any of the mechanism arranged below the same may be effected only by breaking of the neck.

Formed substantially centrally through the plug 14, is a tortuous liquid passage 20, the lower extremity of the latter terminating coaxially with the passage through the tube 6, the lower end portion of said passage being enlarged and of such form and dimensions as to adapt the same to accommodate the valve 13 and thereof.

21 indicates an air vent. Wit-h the construction as set forth it will permit of open swinging be seen that, when the bottle is in upright or substantially upright position, that is, in any position -in which pouring of liquid therefrom would be permitted, the tube 6 will, by gravity, remain in its lower terminal of. movement preventing the admission of liquid to the bottle through the openings 8. The provision of the annular flange 11 at the upper extremity of said tube effects the closing of the air vents 10 when said operation of the mechanism-Within the neck of the bottle.

llvhile I-Vha've shown What I deem to be the -pre ferable form of my bottle. I' do not wish to belimit d thereto as there might be .vari-. '20 one ehanges made in the details of construction and tliearrangem'ent of parts described without departing from thespirit of the ap v tionc ofa bottle having a'neo k pended claims. N v v a 7 'Having described my invention .what I elaiin asqnevv and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

; 1.111 a nojnerelillable bottle, the =tion' of a bottlehaving a neck of substan-v :tiallyjeylindrical interior conformation; a tubular plug sealedin said neck adjacent:

the lower end rithereofysaid plug having an openl. upper iend anda closed lower end; ,there being laterally opening liquid exhaust openings vprovided adjacent the lower end of saidcplug communicating with the inte- 4 close said liquid ehaustopenmgs and 'when saidbottle is in inverted-or substantiallyin "vertedzpositionmto uncover said openings,

said plug having air -vents extending longi-,

i yytudinallyytlierethrough; a flange; at the up- 'per end of said tube adapted to close said vents when said tube is in. closing position; fiand avplug locked-in said neck outward of -wsaidi first mentioned tubular plug havinga V. ,1. 1i -liquid passage and an air vent extending ztherethrough, substantially as desoribed.

2,111 a, n0n-refil1ablebottle,-; the co'mbina tion of a bottle having a neck of; substall v iilti allyisylindr a ant ri r e ;c;t

5; tubular plug sealed-1n said neck adjacent 5 the lower end thegeofl-i said pl ug having an, a

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Openings providedi adi said bottle is 111 nverted or sub sa d e; ap d; whe j. right or v substantially v 3111};

vents extendingbtheret neck outward of said first m u u r p ale?" se there-being laterally openings provided A of said. plug oominunicatgngi 'rior of said bottle; a gravi Plug and adapted fi'n as b 1 frior-ofsaid bottle; a gravity governed tube; I

' tortuous liquid. pasag -,sai'd.fpassage being" i In fis l' ofiy v name to gh's speciiiea on of-said plug communicating with lie interior of said bottle; a gravity governed tube open at both'e'nds' 'slidably mounted in said plug and adapted when said bottleis'in upright or substantially upright positionl'lto stapes eiitielly niverted positionflt'o uncover said openings, said plug having air vents extending longiclose saidliquidexhaust op'enin tudinally theret-hrough; ,atflang up,- per, end of said tube%;a dapt m i v vents vvhen said tube -i in; losing po a flap valve provided}.

. autos close thepassage through saidetu e; plug having a tortuous passag an hroughdoc lar plug; substantially tee t 3. In a uon-refillabl tially cylindrical 'intemog iloni thelovver end 'thereo U open upper end an n open at both ends s'lida ib elose said liquid 7 exhaus t b ne nes' 

